Ironing-table.



-No. 858,969. PATENTED JULY 2, 1907.

A. E. FRENCH. v IRONING TABLE. PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP PT. 8, 190a.

No. 858,969. PATENTED JULY 2, 1907.

A.B.PRBNGH'.

IRONING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 8. 1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

- INVENTOH.

fiLBE'R Y ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES ALBERT EDWARD FRENCH,

OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

momma-TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1907.

Application filed se emba 3.190s. Serial No. 333,840.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, ALBERT EDWARD FRENCH, a citizen of the UnitedStates,and a resident of lndianapolis, in the county of Marion and Stateof Indiana,

have invented an Improved Ironing-Table, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention is an improvement in that class of iron ing tablescomprising a vertical frame having'a horizontal foot piece, andtheironing-board being hinged so as to fold from the extended horizontalposition required for use to the vertical position, which facilitatesstorage and transportation.

- In my invention the vertical frame is telescopic, and the prop whichsupports the ironing-board proper in horizontal and working position isalso telescopic, so that the board may be adjusted vertically atdifferent heights to accommodate ironers of difierent stature.

My invention further includes a hinged foot piece constituting a,horizontal extension of the foot or horizontal portion of the frame, thesame being adapted to be folded parallel to the ironing-board properwhen not required for use. v

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved ironing table arranged in position for use. Fig. 2 is a centrallongitudinal section of the upperportion of the ironing table, includingparticularly the ironing board proper and the' sleeve board arrangedhorizontally as required for use.

Fig. 3 is mainly a side viewa portion being broken away-showing, theironing table in folded position. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of aportion of the ironing board proper in folded position, the viewincluding also the top portion of the hinged prop used to support thetable in the horizontal position. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of anintermediate hinge piece, or section, of the foldable ironing board. v rI Referring in the first instance to Fig. 1, A and A indicate thevertical ortion of the fiame, comprising hollow standards and smallertubes adapted to slide ,therein. The numerals 1, 2, 3, and 4 indicatehorizontal bars connecting the telescopic parts A, A. B indicates hollowor tubular horizontal parts constitut ing the base or foot of the frame,the same being connected transversely by rods 5-. and 6. The tubes A andB are connected by tees 7 and the outer ends of the tubes B are providedwith fdownwardly curved tubes 8 whose lower ends rest on the floor.Inbrief;

the main portions of the frame are tructed of gas the ironing-boardproper D in horizontal position,

shown in Fig. l, is also constructed with two parts 1t) and 11, arrangedtelescopically and provided in a similar manner with'a pin 12 forsecuring the two parts in any required adjustment. Thus theironing-board D may be adjusted higher or lower, as conditions require,by sliding the parts A in the standards A and the portion 11 of the propin the tubular lower part 10.

The ironing-board proper D is made in two sections 13 14, which arehinged together transversely as will be presently described, the section13 being hinged at 15 to the extensible portions A of the standards. Theadjacent ends of the two sections 13,14, are not hinged directly to eachother but to an interposed piece 16,

see Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 5, the same consisting of a wooden the hinge piece16. All the portions of the hinge are countersunk as shown so as to forma surface flushwith v the top of the board proper. In folding theironing board D the section 13 is swung down on its pivotsso that ithangs between. the standards A, A, and rests against the cross-bar 3which connects the parts A; and the outer section 14 is in turn foldedup parallel posed hinge section 17 separates sections 13, 14, from 14,were hinged directly to each other, would prevent them folding inparallel position.

A metal plate 19, see Figs. 2 and 4, having a flange provided withanotch, is secured by screws to the under side of the ironing-boardsection 13, and extends across the joint when the board is extended asshown in Fig.2. The upper end of the sliding section 11 of the prop Cisnotched, see Fig. 4, to adapt it to engage the notched flange as shownin Fig. 2, and thus support the board D rigidly in the horizontalposition. The free orunattached portion of the plate 19 which extendsbeyond the joint, underlies the section 14 when the ironing-board isextended and thus serves as a support for the same. Metal cleats, orshort rectangular plates 20, see Figs. 2 and 4, are secured by screws to"the under edge of the interposed hinge piece 16, and serve, when theironing-board is extended, to brace and strengthen the joint, since theends of such cleats board sections 13, 14.

A small ironing-board E, adapted for use in ironing sleeves and othersmaller portions of garments, is arranged over the rear section 13 ofthe ironing-board D and hinged to the upper bar 1 of the frame by meansbiangular pieces 21. "When down to the horiironing-board, and theintermediate part 17 secured toto the section 13, as indicated in Fig.3. The inter- I each other, thus providing space for the clothordinarily used on ironing-boards, and which, if the sections 13,

in that case extend under the adjacent ends of the the 11011?) fcross'im r of L 1 gusting 1.110 ilevrcse I AVFQLABLE CQPY zontal orworking position, the board rests upon the second cro -bar whn-lr insecured 1,0 the 'rnni of the heads of 1110 t lescopic A, and, a= catvzlin Fig. 2,-I Iurilrer provide A hinged 11149 which is, adapted lo I 1upon the hurling-beard. SQCUUH and constitutes a further 511 ori or f.bunml When the apparatus is ")lllP-l sleeve-board E is turned upward anuparallel in the The prop C slandarcls and :11 rear of! same. is hingedto the cross-bar 5 connecting bass parts -13 and is thus ed back against.and pa -allel to r shown in Fig. in 01110 24, which is pivnicd to theouter 7 :10 base, By turning and thus :16- r. il'lK. bar F ba quicklysecured I Fig. l, or released "iherefronr, as

If; is sbvions reversed as.

:lnce of and slide W1 llrin. the hollow npp 4 1 claim 1. The imngrn e111iraning ing the horizonmor base portion and a x composed of fieldscopicpa 3, an ire-11in 11 ed L0. the anger telescopic part (1 n L low-epic.scicnred to the base and nGupiq-d for outer portion 01 the ironing-ward,snnmanufilly scribud.

2. The improved imni. mg a horizontal base p0 tions, 2m ironing-beardprapqir hi scopic yortions of the frame and nmrvle in togethertransvgrselg; nnrlaiiap 5 1:0 n0 inlderi one a V a frame the the ui'iur;and n (P myopic prop fur Hm ln-nr'l. being hincriwl in tho base of til,mm and up be iwldcd alongside Um i'omwl s 'fiiunr; plan; pazralllui t;the wriical pmtinnr:

nlinlly as Crmcrib d.

In an ironing table 011 the class lll(li(' th \nrlirnl purilion of flnl.mm, 0.5 an 1 rd ihvrvlo 11nd ummr 1 hm main LlJDS and an intervening:nivcu or svcrmn. m0 thren hoiw.

ad together whereby L'nc board I final position and thus snspvndmi Jsnhstnntiaily as described.

in an ironin table of the class indicated, Hm uninhination wiih thevm'tiwl portion 0f Lhu franm. of H ironing-bunrd pm fo med of two ma nSOP intervening we 0 action, Hm 1'111'0' mar: trail zmu nation with thevert al portion of 11m frame and an ironing-board proper hin'wl theretoand iormcd of :rmctinnw hinged a i of :1 metal piece ,urnfl 10 sidv 01the innvr siwtiun :md z.-x,tvn lin;: u'rru Hie joint of: the auctions:lnii a prop :zdnplvd 17m ungzng went with such plate, srnmmntinlly as:Zmcrinnd.

*3 In an ironing ULlJlu of thc chi indicuwd n1 n1 wril: 'i'he mm: fraunof n lli 7 L0 he preys-KM heymrd the has: and beneath Um iI'uI:h boardprener when in working posiiiun. and menus n1 securing the same in suchposition. as We 7. In an imnlng table oi the c nation with the basefrnme 01. an nwrsion mnignming :1 hr hingcd to the base and adapted\vlrun thrown dunn 1n end beyond the me and, thuslurnish an additionalsupgnrt for tin: llilhlQ as a whole, and :L' device for smfillrlllg:

vxmnsioir in working; position, substantially 15;: (10

8. The combination with a frame comprising a hori- 1107:1411 gmrtion anda vertical portion 1 G 3 connvciwl, m an ironin mm hinged and Mumed tohe Yolded vex-ii wily, :r r L m iwmin' -imm'd hinged 10 the hm" anextension for the [art both being hingvd t0 t1 and :1 :lpied Manually asindmntm 1hr: onmiv r to be folded nlongshic rho irnnilnshosn'd, bubdescribed.

3 3? n Annonn.

